Faith grows during storms (1)
Why is it that some people’s faith only grows during storms and crisis?
Can’t faith grow in quiet daylight? Grass does!
Rarely does anyone call me and say:
“Pastor, life is good! Do you have guidance for scripture I should study or books I can read during these good ol’days, so I can grow in faith?”
When life is good we are convinced we do not need God. Since there are no pressing afflictions or infections that need supernatural healing, why bother God. Isn’t He busy with others?
I learned to sail in calm seas, when the wind was gentle and the water waved gracefully below the hull of my boat. If I had not learned to sail in calm seas, I would have never been able to sail through storms.
Perhaps this is why we panic and are afraid when the storms of life come our way. We cannot hear God in the storm, if we have not dwelt with Him during the day.
While we draw on our faith during difficulty, we fail to build up our faith during prosperity. You only have money to withdraw on a rainy day, if you made deposits before.
David’s guidance “be still and know that I am God” (2) is spoken when life is in an upheaval. Yet his wisdom should be heeded when we are wandering in green pastures and drinking from still waters.
Lois Cheney asks:
Does anyone ever meander with God, sharing fun, thoughts, and silences? (3)
Our best friendships are built on lazy days, when we simply spend time with others, chatting, talking, listening, and loving each other, letting time pass in the quiet breeze
Friendships built during days of leisure are the friendships which sustain us during seasons of difficulty.
Your fair-weather-friendship with Jesus, will sustain you during a gale.
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Reimann, Jim; Cowman, L. B. E. (2008-09-02). Streams in the Desert: 366 Daily Devotional Readings (p. 269). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
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Psalm 46:10.
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Cheney, Lois A. (2005-03-01). God is No Fool (pp. 185-186). Midpoint Trade Books – A. Kindle Edition.
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